How do you know if your making enough money.

This is my first year and so far I've been making $1,400-1,500 a week on power raking and spring cleanups. I could push myself harder but I don't want to work so today that I can't move the next morning. My fuel bill for truck and equipment is about $65-75 per week. When mowing season hits I'll bringing in about $1,000 per week. Is this doing Ok for a solo operater? I'm not a spring chicken so I try not to bite off more than I can chew.

This is my first year and so far I've been making $1,400-1,500 a week on power raking and spring cleanups. I could push myself harder but I don't want to work so today that I can't move the next morning. My fuel bill for truck and equipment is about $65-75 per week. When mowing season hits I'll bringing in about $1,000 per week. Is this doing Ok for a solo operater? I'm not a spring chicken so I try not to bite off more than I can chew.

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If I had to say, you are actually doing better than most. Why not get a helper to increase your gross without actually working harder. I also try not to bite off more than I can chew!

as far as i'm concerned you can never make enough money, however if your insurance, gas, truck and all your other bills are getting paid and you are saving some money and are happy with what you are doing, well than why go any harder and drive yourself nuts.

This will be my third year as a solo op, and thats roughly what I gross. I'm not getting rich, but not in the poor house either. Just manage your overhead, keep your routes tight, and keep pluggin away.

$1500 a week for spring cleaning is pretty low. It's only 3 weeks long might as well do as much as you can. I hire people from labour Ready to help out... $400-$800 a day. At least that's what happened the last couple years, I haven't started this year yet. We still got snow, North of Minnesota.

This is my first year and so far I've been making $1,400-1,500 a week on power raking and spring cleanups. I could push myself harder but I don't want to work so today that I can't move the next morning. My fuel bill for truck and equipment is about $65-75 per week. When mowing season hits I'll bringing in about $1,000 per week. Is this doing Ok for a solo operater? I'm not a spring chicken so I try not to bite off more than I can chew.

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Depends upon how many people you have to support, and if you are the only income. A wife, 2 kids and a family pet.... uuhhh no, $1000 a week aint gonna cut it, by the time you pay for everything that is required to live a decent life.